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these individuals, control and for all the important things, they are all from pretty average environments. extremely different in terms of structure. does this go towards mitigation? how should it be used? how should this information be used to? i use it to dole out treatment. that is how i thought we would kick start this seminar. i am happy to answer any other questions. i did not do this all by myself. i had a lot of individuals who helped me with this data. this research is all funded by the national research of health, your tax dollars. thank you for your attention. i will turn over to our moderator. thank you. [applause] >> actually, i would like to, i'm going to ask a few questions, but i was hoping we could get a debate going here rather than with me trying to ask intelligent questions and just have the very smart people just talking amongst themselves to educate us. so one of the questions that we're wanting to talk about today was the idea of free will in terms of the criminal justice system. and i would like to ask each of you, is there a definition of free will in the context
these individuals, control and for all the important things, they are all from pretty average environments. extremely different in terms of structure. does this go towards mitigation? how should it be used? how should this information be used to? i use it to dole out treatment. that is how i thought we would kick start this seminar. i am happy to answer any other questions. i did not do this all by myself. i had a lot of individuals who helped me with this data. this research is all funded by...
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you have high inflation where the government have to accept it cannot create full employment in that environment absolutely inflation is the constraint we always say this this is the constraint a constraint is on the real side of the economy it's not on the financial side because we've already demonstrated the government hasn't got a a revenue constraint it's not about affordability but there are certainly real resource constraints are very real and so if you try to run your economy beyond the capacity of course you're going to get inflation in the case of stagflation that like so much of the serious inflation the countries have experienced over the years came not from trying to run your economies at full employment but from supply side shocks oil and other sorts of things so that's is a completely different beast that inflation is not the result of the government trying to do the kinds of things that i've been describing which are achieve full employment but would you have to do is stop with those goals if you had that type of inflation absolute inflation is the constraint ok stephanie calton t
you have high inflation where the government have to accept it cannot create full employment in that environment absolutely inflation is the constraint we always say this this is the constraint a constraint is on the real side of the economy it's not on the financial side because we've already demonstrated the government hasn't got a a revenue constraint it's not about affordability but there are certainly real resource constraints are very real and so if you try to run your economy beyond the...
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self-sufficient and not be on you know government handouts and all this stuff we need to create an environment that has the capacity for these folks to do well so that when they go out and look for a job there's a job opening for every job seeker we never do that so we're just talking about improving the macroeconomic policy it's not about preventing creative destruction it's not about picking winners and losers it's not about throwing money willy nilly around it's just trying to do some smart things that are economic policy and i share your distrust of what you're observing there in washington i mean you know they were in this reputation quite frankly and so it is difficult to imagine the the group that we see year after year up on the hill getting together and doing the right thing but this is part of why i think m.m.t. is so important because it empowers people once the people realize that the government has the capacity to do this and that they don't need to be calling on us to share in some sacrifice i'm tired of hearing shared sacrifice every time i. turn on the t.v. i'm tired of listeni
self-sufficient and not be on you know government handouts and all this stuff we need to create an environment that has the capacity for these folks to do well so that when they go out and look for a job there's a job opening for every job seeker we never do that so we're just talking about improving the macroeconomic policy it's not about preventing creative destruction it's not about picking winners and losers it's not about throwing money willy nilly around it's just trying to do some smart...
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>> 80% is life-style and environment, which i think is really the important part. >> the thing that people point to here in the united states is stress. and it is a vague term, and means different things to different people. is -- stress here in the united states, obviously, we know what it is like. what is it like in other places? is there less stress, did you find for example in icaria? >> yes, you tell people you find this blue zone in the middle of of the mediterranean, and people say yeah, if i live in a place like that, i wouldn't have stress. but the reality is they have worries about kids, finances and healths. but what they have that we don't have are daily rituals to shed that stress, in some blue zones, it is simply prayer, other areas, what their families do. in other places, taking a nap. we know that people that take a nap at least five days a week have a third less heart disease problem than people that don't take a nap. it is 15 days to unwind the stress. >> i would love to be able to do that. >> it is hard, but there are things you mentioned, as well. i found it fascinatin
>> 80% is life-style and environment, which i think is really the important part. >> the thing that people point to here in the united states is stress. and it is a vague term, and means different things to different people. is -- stress here in the united states, obviously, we know what it is like. what is it like in other places? is there less stress, did you find for example in icaria? >> yes, you tell people you find this blue zone in the middle of of the mediterranean,...
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support the kinds of investment that we need to make to train our future work force and to create an environment which we can -- >> but do you think americans will remain optimistic about the state of the economy, let's say, six months or nine months from now if we have not tackle these things that we just talked about like the cost of education, the housing market, because we are figuring out some philosophical issues about taxes and spending? >> i think the economy has been growing slowly, slowly to land steadily in the absence of any movement which we have seen of the course of the last year. .. it was helpful and market confidence in the stock market plunge and i think we have concerned that there will be points at which we can see that happen again if we fail to -- if we look like we're not -- [inaudible] key challenges. i think, you know, what happens on january 1st everyone is saying it's the cliff and somebody said to me it's not like the zombie apocalypse happen. i think that's right in a sense. if the market confidence goes out the window and -- [inaudible] that can be damaging to our
support the kinds of investment that we need to make to train our future work force and to create an environment which we can -- >> but do you think americans will remain optimistic about the state of the economy, let's say, six months or nine months from now if we have not tackle these things that we just talked about like the cost of education, the housing market, because we are figuring out some philosophical issues about taxes and spending? >> i think the economy has been...
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. >>> an environment where everyone is still terrified about the potential impact of the fiscal cliff, i want to give you stocks that you can fall back on in a declining market. many strong companies, high yields. let me introduce you to weingarten, a company i've liked since '85. owns shopping centers all over the u.s. 301 income-producing properties and 11 more in various stages of development. they have a yield, doesn't have a lot of leverage. company recently sold off the portfolio of industrial assets to become a pure play on retail, and 70% of the rent it collects comes from tenants that are effectively internet resistant. they say it in their own papers. meaning they're immunized against online competition. things like supermarkets, restaurants, personal care supervisors. 93.6% occupancy rate up 200 basis points year-over-year. very bullish guidance. let's check in with drew alexander, the president and ceo of weingarten reality investors. how are you? >> pleasure. great to be here. >> now, we obviously are all very focused on the notion that washington could get us back into a
. >>> an environment where everyone is still terrified about the potential impact of the fiscal cliff, i want to give you stocks that you can fall back on in a declining market. many strong companies, high yields. let me introduce you to weingarten, a company i've liked since '85. owns shopping centers all over the u.s. 301 income-producing properties and 11 more in various stages of development. they have a yield, doesn't have a lot of leverage. company recently sold off the portfolio...
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at naturequest children are challenged from self-discovery to explore and be curious in a hands-on environment just like real scientists. with over 100 interactive encounters to choose from, a few of my son's favorites include the clubhouse build in the trees and human fossils and the simulating river that seems to be swimming when they step on it. >> naturequest is this amazingly fun world that's scientifically lis tick. you can explore from the oceans and top of the mountains and everywhere you look there's something to do, something to find. >> what does a 2-year-old care about science? >> not much, but my son has so much fun exploring he doesn't lielz his little brain is working too. ann clair stapleton, cnn, atlanta. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa
at naturequest children are challenged from self-discovery to explore and be curious in a hands-on environment just like real scientists. with over 100 interactive encounters to choose from, a few of my son's favorites include the clubhouse build in the trees and human fossils and the simulating river that seems to be swimming when they step on it. >> naturequest is this amazingly fun world that's scientifically lis tick. you can explore from the oceans and top of the mountains and...
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you can't look at one and appreciate for what it is, the terrain and environment it survives in, you're missing something. >> reporter: they are highly endangered predators, targeted by poachers for their pelts and killed by farmers for attacking their livestock. they're now believed to be between 100 and 200 in afghanistan, so, finding one is not an easy task. especially in a war-torn country, where roves packs of taliban fighters are always a threat. >> so, this would be the volley up here. >> reporter: welcome to the mountainous border region in northeastern afghanistan. this is snow leopard country. among those on boone's experienced team? tracker hussein ali and fellow trapper john goodrich. >> trapping is a game of odds. we're trying to predict the exact spot. >> reporter: to catch their big cat, they must set a series of snares. >> and now we camouflage the loop and the pit. >> reporter: then, there's the transmitter, which will alert the team when a cat is caught. once it is set, all there is to do is wait. >> there's a signal. beep, beep, beep. >> reporter: it's the middle of t
you can't look at one and appreciate for what it is, the terrain and environment it survives in, you're missing something. >> reporter: they are highly endangered predators, targeted by poachers for their pelts and killed by farmers for attacking their livestock. they're now believed to be between 100 and 200 in afghanistan, so, finding one is not an easy task. especially in a war-torn country, where roves packs of taliban fighters are always a threat. >> so, this would be the...
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how does the company like mine compete in a global environment where products from china and india and europe are crashing on our shores? >> they are dumping product by having government subsidies to chien needs products that are often then subsidized so they can put you guys out of business on the entire market. that's what a lot of americans don't understand. it's frustrating to me. >> there is probably an even more important point about the product that is that our own government is making it more difficult for us to compete. >> how are they doing that? >> president obama is making the rounds. he is going to help us out by increasing our taxes. the only way we can beat governor is by investing in equipment. if the wage rates are lower in china and steel costs the same electricity costs the same the only way i can make business is to have better gimeequipment ane only way to have better equipment is to continually investment the only way to continually invest is make a profit. we are unable to invest in equipment capital accumulation increases wage growth decreases. >> there are a lo
how does the company like mine compete in a global environment where products from china and india and europe are crashing on our shores? >> they are dumping product by having government subsidies to chien needs products that are often then subsidized so they can put you guys out of business on the entire market. that's what a lot of americans don't understand. it's frustrating to me. >> there is probably an even more important point about the product that is that our own government...
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in that environment, commonplace is essential. if you go through the last campaign, it is not that big of an area. compromise is required. give-and-take -- people have to accept some things they do not like as part of a larger agreement. i would say getting a comprehensive agreement now that resolves many of these issues would at least reduce the constant threat of government shutdown. that is why this is so important going forward. >> i would remind everybody we have threats of government shutdown in the past -- the famous showdown with newt gingrich and clinton. when you have divided government, you have clashes of major philosophical difference. the key is being able to have an element of compromise as part of that process. that is exactly the place we are in right now, trying to find that point. >> the best model for all of you who are working so hard on this may well be speilberg's movie about lincoln. lincoln made deals. you know what, he achieved great, great goals. it goes to the point you are making -- politicians are sup
in that environment, commonplace is essential. if you go through the last campaign, it is not that big of an area. compromise is required. give-and-take -- people have to accept some things they do not like as part of a larger agreement. i would say getting a comprehensive agreement now that resolves many of these issues would at least reduce the constant threat of government shutdown. that is why this is so important going forward. >> i would remind everybody we have threats of...
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these images show what it happen to the pteropod shell when the creature's underwater environment is lacking in those compounds and becomes more acidic. that's not good for the pteropods. another study compared pteropods incubated in sea water with today's ph to pteropods incubated in water with the acidity and chemical conditions predicted for the year 2100. the study found a 28% decrease in shell growth. maintaining their shells against that acidity requires energy, energy that would otherwise go into other biologic processes like growth or reproduction. so increasin increasing ocean as an irainternal stress that maket harder for the pteropod to survive. so who cares about the lowly pteropod? well, salmon do. 47% of the diet of some salmon species in the pacific is pteropods. and the salmon fisheries that support coastal jobs and economies care about the salmon. ocean fishing in the u.s. overall is a multibillion-dollar industry connected to hundreds of thousands of livelihoods and we should care about our fisheries industry. , even if you don't care about the salmon or the lowly p
these images show what it happen to the pteropod shell when the creature's underwater environment is lacking in those compounds and becomes more acidic. that's not good for the pteropods. another study compared pteropods incubated in sea water with today's ph to pteropods incubated in water with the acidity and chemical conditions predicted for the year 2100. the study found a 28% decrease in shell growth. maintaining their shells against that acidity requires energy, energy that would...
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he wants to turn michigan into the same low-wage environment we see in china. >> reporter: as you look at state troopers out here right now, some are equipped with batons. look at their hips. what they have on their hips there are gas masks. you can see some weapons they're carrying. nonlethal weapons that would be used to dispurse the tear gas if it was needed to. as we bring up we heard someone shouting in the background it has been a peaceful demonstration. it has. there was trouble on the first day. eight people were arrested. a little bit of tear gas went out. here in this demonstration, things have been peaceful. nothing more than a lot of people showing up in numbers expressing discontent with the legislature and the speed with this legislation and speed which it moved through the legislature, jenna, mike, we saw a sign behind you. it said there is war on workers in the state of michigan. what is the primary gripe of unions and their members? >> reporter: well the primary gripe you end up at end of the day with someone paying his union dues and creating benefits working alongsid
he wants to turn michigan into the same low-wage environment we see in china. >> reporter: as you look at state troopers out here right now, some are equipped with batons. look at their hips. what they have on their hips there are gas masks. you can see some weapons they're carrying. nonlethal weapons that would be used to dispurse the tear gas if it was needed to. as we bring up we heard someone shouting in the background it has been a peaceful demonstration. it has. there was trouble on...
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there were, you know, pro-choice people, social justice people, faith community, environment lists there telling the legislature that right to work is bad for michigan, will hurt our families and hurt our state. >> now, joy, the fight ahead, because i wanted to establish there was incidents, but it was mostly peaceful. and the fight ahead must be peaceful. michigan's gop and the union challenges recalls ballot initiatives. where does the fight ahead lead? >> i think that the unions are obviously squaring for a fight. just real quickly, rev, it is ironic to me that fox news, which is a network that claim that had the tea party was mischaracterized because people showed racist signs that were actually there is trying to refrain this entire fight to fit their old narrative of unions being political thugs. i think what unions are going to have to do now is use the infrastructure that they built for the 2012 election. and, more effectively, deploy that infrastructure in a midterm. that's been one of the failings, really, of democrats, typically. but really with the labor movemeunion movement,
there were, you know, pro-choice people, social justice people, faith community, environment lists there telling the legislature that right to work is bad for michigan, will hurt our families and hurt our state. >> now, joy, the fight ahead, because i wanted to establish there was incidents, but it was mostly peaceful. and the fight ahead must be peaceful. michigan's gop and the union challenges recalls ballot initiatives. where does the fight ahead lead? >> i think that the unions...
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if you look at financials and a weakening global environment, it gets a little bit nervous in terms of how far could it go. >> we'll talk to you later. >> over to you. >> rise above d.c. congressman yoder will join us a republican who refused to sign the grover norquist pledge to not raise taxes, never, ever getting back together. taylor swift. we'll get his solution. >>> delta taking a big stakes in virgin. fill lebeau, what does it mean for both? >> for both? delta, more business over to the uk, lucrative business. we'll talk to the ceo of delta in a few minutes. rick santelli tracking the action at the c mulch e. what was it like today? >> it wasn't bad. we're going to give this auction a hook, an absolutely dead smack in the middle of the curve c. there's some strange inputs in this auction. $32 million yields a .327, which is exactly in the middle bitten off on wi. so pricing is fine. if you look at internals, a bid to cover -- to find a lower bid to cover they have to go back to february. if you look at direct bidding at 24.8, that is a record. that's almost twice 13%. if you loo
if you look at financials and a weakening global environment, it gets a little bit nervous in terms of how far could it go. >> we'll talk to you later. >> over to you. >> rise above d.c. congressman yoder will join us a republican who refused to sign the grover norquist pledge to not raise taxes, never, ever getting back together. taylor swift. we'll get his solution. >>> delta taking a big stakes in virgin. fill lebeau, what does it mean for both? >> for both?...
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her promise was to create the best business environment possible, create more and better jobs, and to make government smaller, smarter, and more efficient. we did things like that, agency consolidation, it consolidation, some of those common sense approaches that you would do more often that we do not see. those are things that are saving us millions of dollars. our it consolidations are estimated to save $100 million over the course of the term and potentially next term. we also, in the same situation, have $2 in our rainy day fund. it is really thinking about how we do things smarter, more efficiently, and using the technology and resources we have to make things more efficient and cost-effective for government. we reduced by $5 billion by passing a law that says we could not pass what was not funded. ours was not challenged in court, fortunately. we are looking at more pension reform. we have seven pension systems in the state. they are operated by different pension boards that have different rules, different structures, looking at the potential of having them under one board that
her promise was to create the best business environment possible, create more and better jobs, and to make government smaller, smarter, and more efficient. we did things like that, agency consolidation, it consolidation, some of those common sense approaches that you would do more often that we do not see. those are things that are saving us millions of dollars. our it consolidations are estimated to save $100 million over the course of the term and potentially next term. we also, in the same...
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and shouldn't that be the prevailing environments assumption? >> you make a very important point in terms of the fact that the actuarial review was done not today but at a point with economic projections that are primarily in july over the summer, and so it's accurate that interest rates have dropped further than were built built-in to the primary actuarial view. there are two offsetting factors to that though. one is that home prices have performed better than were used in the actuarial. and that, based on what we know today, even for this year, the actuarial would be significantly better if it were performed today, just on that one variable and then the second is that the actuarial review is a point in time that assumes that we do no further fha business and one of the things that is artificial about it if i can use that term, is that when interest rates go lower, it assumes people pay off faster. that is accurate. what it doesn't take into account is that late about half of those folks refinance into an fha loan. so, by the nature of the actu
and shouldn't that be the prevailing environments assumption? >> you make a very important point in terms of the fact that the actuarial review was done not today but at a point with economic projections that are primarily in july over the summer, and so it's accurate that interest rates have dropped further than were built built-in to the primary actuarial view. there are two offsetting factors to that though. one is that home prices have performed better than were used in the actuarial....
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we are moving from that manual labor, low-skill jobs environment, to one in which he will have to have more education and skills. that is the reality of globalization, and i do not think you will have to avoid that. where to put more attention to and on getting people the skills -- we have to put more attention and getting people the skills. we will never have thousands of people sitting at sewing machines making t-shirts. host: another area where your groups seemed to disagree is whether the unemployment insurance creates a disincentive to look for work. mr. josh bivens, we start with you on this subject. caller: the two -- guest: the two previous callers identified the root problem -- there are not enough jobs. the ratio is still over three- to-one. if we could wave a magic wand, we would still have a large majority of unemployed workers looking for jobs. that is not a problem of skills. it is not a problem of employers dying to hire, but there are not the people out there. we just do not have the demand for services in the economy. that is like cutting off this source of demand woul
we are moving from that manual labor, low-skill jobs environment, to one in which he will have to have more education and skills. that is the reality of globalization, and i do not think you will have to avoid that. where to put more attention to and on getting people the skills -- we have to put more attention and getting people the skills. we will never have thousands of people sitting at sewing machines making t-shirts. host: another area where your groups seemed to disagree is whether the...
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them, with a corporate take on every important issue in american life, from health and safety to the environment to taxation. in alec task forces, elected state officials and corporate representatives close the doors to press and public, and together approve the bills that will be sent out to america. but americans have no idea they come from alec, unless someone like a mark pocan exposes it. >> when i went down to new orleans, to the alec convention last august, i remember going to a workshop and hearing a little bit about a bill they did in florida and some other states. and there was a proposal to provide special-needs scholarships. and lo and behold all of a sudden i come back to wisconsin, and what gets introduced? get ready. i know you're going to have a shocked look on your face. a bill to do just that. >> 26 alec members in the wisconsin legislature sponsored that special-needs bill, but the real sponsor was alec. pocan knew because the bill bore a striking resemblance to alec's model. have a look. but pocan isn't only concerned that alec sneaks bills into the state legislature. the inte
them, with a corporate take on every important issue in american life, from health and safety to the environment to taxation. in alec task forces, elected state officials and corporate representatives close the doors to press and public, and together approve the bills that will be sent out to america. but americans have no idea they come from alec, unless someone like a mark pocan exposes it. >> when i went down to new orleans, to the alec convention last august, i remember going to a...
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. >> if you go forward you will create a environment involving labor issues this could rise to the lebl level where i might not keep it off my agenda. i'm not happy about being in this situation. >> he has the responsibility as our leader avoiding this kind of a cliff. it is not, it is not good enough to be for him to say liks behind us. this will do the opposite. martha: there is the scene there. that is a live shot this morning. we were told there would be perhaps thousands of people gathering on the scene. certainly seems to becoming out to be that kind of a turnout. take a look at that this morning, 9:01 eastern time in lansing, michigan. the governor is set to sign this into law later today. it will become the 24th right to work state in the nation. this is growing trend across the united states. you look at states like michigan and wisconsin, both very big union states where this is a real, perhaps, turning point in this fight. mike tobin on the ground live at the capital in lansing. what is happening now, mike? >> reporter: well, it is interesting, martha, top democrats in michig
. >> if you go forward you will create a environment involving labor issues this could rise to the lebl level where i might not keep it off my agenda. i'm not happy about being in this situation. >> he has the responsibility as our leader avoiding this kind of a cliff. it is not, it is not good enough to be for him to say liks behind us. this will do the opposite. martha: there is the scene there. that is a live shot this morning. we were told there would be perhaps thousands of...
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she's fought tirelessly to protect the environment. most especially in the sonoma coast of san francisco bay and hopefully the president will follow her lead and designate further protections of our ocean and marine habitat in that area of our precious coast. i am very grateful for the members for the work they have done for america's middle class and the struggles -- those who struggle to join our middle class. the work they have done on behalf of their constituents and on behalf of the citizens of this country. they all came here to achieve accomplishments, to achieve success on behalf of their constituents, on behalf of this country, and they've succeeded. and i want to thank them so very much for their service, for their sacrifice, for the ingenuity, their innovation and i would say with these three for their spirited, tough, harsh, relentless pursuit of what they believed in terms of public policy and on my own behalf, i want to thank -- on behalf of our delegation and tens of millions of constituents that we represent in californ
she's fought tirelessly to protect the environment. most especially in the sonoma coast of san francisco bay and hopefully the president will follow her lead and designate further protections of our ocean and marine habitat in that area of our precious coast. i am very grateful for the members for the work they have done for america's middle class and the struggles -- those who struggle to join our middle class. the work they have done on behalf of their constituents and on behalf of the...
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they want cap and trade to play games and not improve the environment. we need a discussion about tax policy but follow the principle, the greater the gain the greater the burden you bare. many conservatives think that. they are running the debate and totally ahistorical. >> i think this is a really important point about what else favors the wealthy in our tax system. one of the critical issues is the system of deductions. today, the way deductions work, the mortgage deductions or charitable deduction. if you give $10,000, you do $10,000 of a mortgage amount in a year. because of the way rates work as a deduction, it's $3500 if you are in the rate of 35%. and $1500 if you are a middle class family in the 15% marginal rate. it's $10,000. same for two families and much bigger value. it's upsidedown. in a tax plan we put forward, we addressed that issue. we transformed everything into an 18% credit. it's fair across the board. deductions are a way, a big way the tax system favors the well off and well-to-do. it's one of the reasons people are cynical about
they want cap and trade to play games and not improve the environment. we need a discussion about tax policy but follow the principle, the greater the gain the greater the burden you bare. many conservatives think that. they are running the debate and totally ahistorical. >> i think this is a really important point about what else favors the wealthy in our tax system. one of the critical issues is the system of deductions. today, the way deductions work, the mortgage deductions or...
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they a different labor environment there. the workers at the saturn plan are members of the united autoworkers. but it is a right-to-work statement and over the last 30 years there are probably a dozen large assembly plants in the southeastern part of the united states sms there are about 1,000 suppliers in our state. what has been the effect of the arrival of the art owe industry in tennessee? it attracted, aamong other things, by our right-to-work law? one-third of our manufacturing jobs are auto jobs and what's been the effect on the united states? it's kept in the united states a competitive environment for those who want to sell cars in the united states, can make them in the united states. and if we hadn't had that competitive environment, most of those cars would be made in mexico or some other place around the world. you don't believe me, read david halverstam's work, a book called "the reckoning" about the american auto industry. the big three carmakers, united autoworkers, had enjoyed setting wages, prices, got nonc
they a different labor environment there. the workers at the saturn plan are members of the united autoworkers. but it is a right-to-work statement and over the last 30 years there are probably a dozen large assembly plants in the southeastern part of the united states sms there are about 1,000 suppliers in our state. what has been the effect of the arrival of the art owe industry in tennessee? it attracted, aamong other things, by our right-to-work law? one-third of our manufacturing jobs are...
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from a scientific, but everything else you heard from most of these missions, your reaction to the environment and reaction to things. even things that were said when we left the moon, they come to you because of what you are confronted with. >> heather: explain to us. take us all back there that moment when you first stepped foot on the to the moon surface. what did you see and what did it feel like? >> well, heather, my first step was mine. no matter what a lot of people want to believe, it can never be taken away from me. the fact of life there were other people who stepped, made their first steps on the moon before i did. the one i remember most, more nostalgic step because it was the last flight for far too long in the future was my last steps. i stepped off the surface and onto the ladder and i looked back down on my last steps and i knew i wasn't coming this way again. it wouldn't be me. with the bright earth shining upon me, that is whole another story. it's a very moving experience to be there and look at your identity with reality. we're everything to understand, family love, feeling
from a scientific, but everything else you heard from most of these missions, your reaction to the environment and reaction to things. even things that were said when we left the moon, they come to you because of what you are confronted with. >> heather: explain to us. take us all back there that moment when you first stepped foot on the to the moon surface. what did you see and what did it feel like? >> well, heather, my first step was mine. no matter what a lot of people want to...
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i saw very devastated environments. along the way that we went to the area, we can see trees all over, trees were down. you can see along the way there were families in makeshift tents. just on the side of highway roads because they have no choice. they were left homeless with this kind of typhoon. and the evacuation tent, we saw patient survivors and people crying. i spoke with a 49-year-old woman. she said in her 49 years she never experienced this kind of strong winds that hit them during that time when typhoon bopha came to the philippines. >> the devastation is amazing. the flooding is now over. and what's the biggest concern at this point? i would assume one of the issues, at least, is drinking water. >> yes, that's true. they were left homeless, and right now, access to drinking water is so difficult. and they need drinking water and food. and as well for those who are staying in the evacuation tents, they really need this for their comfort. >> we do know, and i said that about 5 million people have been affected
i saw very devastated environments. along the way that we went to the area, we can see trees all over, trees were down. you can see along the way there were families in makeshift tents. just on the side of highway roads because they have no choice. they were left homeless with this kind of typhoon. and the evacuation tent, we saw patient survivors and people crying. i spoke with a 49-year-old woman. she said in her 49 years she never experienced this kind of strong winds that hit them during...
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challenging environment for priceline even though it says the shares are still attractively values. road map is going to go like this. fiscal cliff face-off coming to an end. the president and the speaker holding a meeting at the white house this weekend. we are live in washington with the latest. what it all could mean for the che. whether or not we go over the cliff could have a major impact on the markets in 2013. barclays coming out with its outlook. we'll talk to their first strategist. weeks away from christmas but today is the busiest day actually i think in corporate history for fedex. millions of deliveries being processed. we'll take you live to a fedex center as millions of dollars, nothing to laugh about. we'll introduce you to the entrepreneur who has managed to make big money making people laugh with his company cheeseburger. that's coming up later this hour. we'll start in washington. president obama, speaker boehner met face-to-face over the weekend to talk some fiscal cliff. our john harwood is live at the white house with more on that. john, good morning. >> good m
challenging environment for priceline even though it says the shares are still attractively values. road map is going to go like this. fiscal cliff face-off coming to an end. the president and the speaker holding a meeting at the white house this weekend. we are live in washington with the latest. what it all could mean for the che. whether or not we go over the cliff could have a major impact on the markets in 2013. barclays coming out with its outlook. we'll talk to their first strategist....
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it is very difficult, the environment is difficult to gain credible intelligence. but i think they're doing the best they can. it is a difficult mission. sequestration is going to have an effect on the force. i think we should all be aware that forces like these are enormously expensive, they're enormously risky. and if we're going to conduct the operations, we have to do it right and give our troops that are in harm's way rules of engagement that makes sense and support they need to win. >> what is the riskiest part? >> well, in this case, the riskiest part is the loss of life. there is -- these operations are very difficult, very complex, a lot of moving parts and anthey n go wrong in a hurry. it is a risky business. unfortunately in the holiday period, you know, a loss of life is never easy and my heart and best wishes go out to the family. >> did you know him, this s.e.a.l., who died heroically? >> well, not well. you know it a pretty small community. there is not very many and when you get to that level of force, there is even fewer people. so we all know who
it is very difficult, the environment is difficult to gain credible intelligence. but i think they're doing the best they can. it is a difficult mission. sequestration is going to have an effect on the force. i think we should all be aware that forces like these are enormously expensive, they're enormously risky. and if we're going to conduct the operations, we have to do it right and give our troops that are in harm's way rules of engagement that makes sense and support they need to win....
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-- in protecting our environment and in helping americans live product tiffed and fulfilling lives. as i luke back over the last -- as i look back over the last 30 years, many of the arguments that have consumed our time here in the senate, whether on questions of spending or taxes or regulation or fiscal policy, those questions have divided between those who saw government as the problem and those who believed that it could and should be a constructive force for helping the american people deal with problems. and i consider myself furthermorely in the second camp -- firmly in the second camp. in each of the major areas of national concern, i'd like to be able to report progress for the country, since i arrived in the senate. unfortunately, the record of progress is not so clear. in many areas we've made progress, but there are also instances where we have lost more ground are than we have gained. and as issues continue to be reconsidered, i'm reminded of the well-known statement that success is never permanent in washington. as regards our nation's security from foreign aggression,
-- in protecting our environment and in helping americans live product tiffed and fulfilling lives. as i luke back over the last -- as i look back over the last 30 years, many of the arguments that have consumed our time here in the senate, whether on questions of spending or taxes or regulation or fiscal policy, those questions have divided between those who saw government as the problem and those who believed that it could and should be a constructive force for helping the american people...